The least-known name in the room, with the loudest week
Sediqullah Pacha is in the Paktia squad for APL 2026-27, picked in the Supplementary category at the Dubai draft on 3 November 2026. The draft, held at the Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre, took 90 players from a pool of 462 over eighteen rounds and six categories, and no salary was published for the Supplementary category.
Pacha was one of Paktia’s two Supplementary picks, alongside Khalil Ahmad Gurbaz. The season starts on 27 December 2026 in the UAE, and it will be his first APL season: he was in none of the five squads at the only previous APL season, in 2018.
He is a right-handed middle-order batter who hits sixes, and a batting all-rounder. No birth date is published in the sources checked for this profile, so none is claimed here. He is the least-known name in the Paktia room — a domestic cricketer with no senior international cap — and the Supplementary picks exist precisely so a player like him can learn in that company and be ready when a chance comes.
A Hong Kong Sixes title, two days before the draft
Two days before the APL draft, Sediqullah Pacha helped Afghanistan win their first Hong Kong Sixes title. It was only Afghanistan’s second appearance in the tournament, and they went through it unbeaten under captain Gulbadin Naib, beating Australia by four wickets in the final at the Mission Road Ground in Mong Kok on 1 November 2026.
Pacha was one of the seven-man squad, and he struck eleven sixes in 22 balls across the tournament, scoring 84 runs with a best of 45 not out off ten balls against Oman. In a six-a-side tournament, where every ball is an event, that is the whole job — and he did it.
His domestic record has the same shape: a 55 off 39 balls in the National T20 Cup in May 2026, a 64 with six sixes in a first-class final, and a 95 in three-day cricket. None of that guarantees him a place in the eleven — Paktia’s batting already has Gurbaz, Munro, Shahidi and Erasmus — but the middle order is where a finisher earns his games.
No APL numbers yet — a debut to come
Pacha has no APL figures yet. He did not play in 2018, and the 2026-27 season has not started, so his numbers will be filled in once the matches are played.
| Season | Team | Matches | Runs / Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Did not play | — | — |
| 2026-27 | Paktia | 0 | Season not started |
2026-27 figures will be added here once the matches are played. His birth date is not stated in the sources checked, so it is not claimed here.
Sixes, late in an innings
What he offers Paktia is a right-handed middle-order batter who hits sixes. That is not a guess from a profile box: eleven sixes in 22 balls at the Hong Kong Sixes, a 64 with six sixes in a first-class final, and a 55 off 39 in the National T20 Cup all point the same way.
The squad he has joined is built around star power — captain Rahmanullah Gurbaz, coach Azhar Mahmood, mentor Waqar Younis, and overseas names in Hasaranga, Nahid Rana, Munro, Wiese, Erasmus and Stone. A finisher’s games come in the middle order, late, when the asking rate climbs. That is where Pacha will earn his.
A new club, a blank record
Twenty league matches, three playoffs and a final: that is the shape of APL 2026-27. Five teams play each other twice, eight matches apiece, and four of them reach the playoffs, so one side is out after the league stage. A win is worth two points. The table is still blank — the season has not started, and the first update comes after Match 1 on 27 December 2026, first ball 5:30 PM Afghanistan time (5:00 PM Dubai time) in the UAE, with the final on Wednesday 20 January 2027.
Paktia are a new club for 2026-27, not a continuation of the 2018 Paktia Panthers. The APL T20 season starts on 27 December 2026 in the UAE, and Pacha’s APL figures will be added here once the season starts.
Frequently asked questions
What did Sediqullah Pacha do at the Hong Kong Sixes?
He helped Afghanistan win their first Hong Kong Sixes title on 1 November 2026, striking 11 sixes in 22 balls across the tournament and scoring 84 runs, with a best of 45 not out off 10 balls against Oman.
What is Sediqullah Pacha's role?
Batting all-rounder — a right-handed middle-order batter who hits sixes. His birth date is not published in the sources checked, so this page does not claim one.
Which draft round did Paktia pick Sediqullah Pacha in?
Supplementary — he was one of Paktia's two Supplementary picks, alongside Khalil Ahmad Gurbaz. No salary was published for the Supplementary category.
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